National pizza and national bagel day?! When we found out these two were on the same day it was a match made in heaven. Now let’s get down to business with nutrition! There are 4 main components to think about – (1) the bagel (2) the sauce (3) the toppings and (4) the cheese. Bagels can be tricky, since most of the time they are about 4 portions now a days. With that said, let’s focus on some ways to stay mindful with what we are consuming. 

1. Choose any larger bagel and eat ½ of it
2. Hollow out a little bit of the inside to decrease the carbohydrate load and fill the inside with cooked veggies/sauce 
3. Look for a bagel that has 3g of fiber or more

Some of our favorite bagels

• Dave’s Killer Bread Bagels
• Silver Hills Sprouted Grain Bagels
• Pepperidge Farm Mini Bagels 

Some of our favorite sauces

• Rao’s Pasta Sauce
• Cucina Antica Pasta Sauce
• Signature Reserve Tomato Garlic Sauce

Some of our favorite toppings

• Any vegetable
• Any fruit (some familiar ones include pineapple, apples, pears, figs)
• Any protein